Health and Safety

Health & Safety at Stanedge Golf Club

GOLFCOURSEHEALTHANDSAFETYINFORMATIONMARCH 2011

INTRODUCTION

You will be entering a beautiful are of Derbyshire which has features and wildlife that have no respect for health and safety and like many other golf courses there are always dangers associated with animal burrows, streams, bridges, ditches and slippery banks.

Persons playing or walking on the course do so at their own risk and must not do anything to jeopardise the safety of themselves or others.

If you are unable to see the golfers playing immediately behind you and there is a danger of being struck by a golf ball you are expected to indicate the possibility of this risk to them e.g. by leaving a bag or trolley in a prominent place for them to see.

All players are also expected to adopt accepted golfing etiquette by not playing a golf shot if there is the remotest chance of injuring someone, or by walking in front of a fellow competitor or a partner prior to them playing a shot.

ARRIVINGANDLEAVINGTHECLUB
Please be careful as you enter and leave the Club as there is a risk of golf balls reaching the road that you are travelling on. Vehicle speed is restricted to 15mph and speed bumps have been constructed on the approach road.

There is a public right of way along the approach road. Large vehicles use the part of the road in front of the Clubhouse for loading and unloading purposes.

Vehicle drivers are expected to proceed with a great deal of caution and respect all parking restrictions.

The entrance and exit to the main Car Park is a particularly hazardous area and extreme care should be exercised when entering or leaving the car park. Always look both ways as farm traffic also uses this road.

Priority must be given to pedestrians at all times.

TOILETS
The only toilet facility on the course is at the Clubhouse.

WATER
The water in the ponds is not suitable for drinking.
Drinking water is available at the Clubhouse.

SHOECLEANINGEQUIPMENT
Shoe cleaning equipment is available, which is situated by the locker room doors at the Clubhouse.

OTHERHEALTHANDSAFETYCONSIDERATIONS
Chemical Applications i.e. pesticides etc
A notice will be posted at the first tee advising you of the chemicals that have recently been applied to the course but as there is always a danger of chemical contamination you are requested to refrain from licking fingers and golf balls at all times.

Footwear
In order to reduce the risk of twists, slips, trips and falls suitable footwear must be worn on the course.

Animal Burrows
Beware of animal burrows, particularly when walking in the rough, as they can be responsible for twists, slips, trips and falls.

Boundary Fences and Walls
Boundary Fences and walls also present a risk of slips, trips and falls and you must not attempt to climb them.

Mobile Telephones
Although mobile telephones must be switched off on the course, their use is permitted to summon help in the case of emergency.

Emergency Transport
If transport is required to assist an injured person to leave the course please contact the Head Green-keeper who will be available during working hours.

All accidents and incidents must be reported to the Hon. Secretary so that the appropriate documentation may be completed.

THECOURSE
Special care must be taken to avoid slips, trips, or falls when crossing bridges or standing in or on ditches, banks and any part of the ponds as these are considered to be some of the most hazardous areas of the course, particularly during or immediately after adverse weather conditions.

Holes

1 & 10. Danger of being hit by golf balls struck by golfers playing the 9th or 18th hole. Do not tee off if pedestrians or vehicles are within distance of a stray shot.

2 & 11. Danger of slipping on the slope while leaving the tee or the bank on the right hand side of the green.
Danger of being hit by golf balls struck by golfers playing from the 9th or 18th tee while searching in, or playing out of the rough on the left hand side.
Beware of walkers on the Public Footpath that crosses the fairway. Walkers have priority at all times.

3 & 12. Danger of being hit by golf balls struck by golfers playing from the 8th or 17th tees. Beware of walkers on the Public Footpath that crosses the fairway and goes the length of the hole on the right. Walkers have priority at all times. Always ring the bell when leaving the green as a signal to golfers following to play their approach shots to the green. Ditch, Pond and Bridge hazards

4. Danger of slipping on the slopes while leaving the tee or the bank on both left and right sides of the green.

5 & 14. Danger of being hit by golf balls being struck from the 5th or 14th tees (if you are out of sight). Always ring the bell when crossing over the ditch as a signal for golfers following to tee off. Ditch and Bridge hazards

6 & 15. Danger of slipping on the steps while leaving the tee. Ditch and Bridge hazards

7 & 16. Danger of being hit by golf balls struck by golfers playing from the 7th or 16th tees while searching in the rough on the left hand side of the same hole. Beware of farm traffic on the track between the 7th/16th green and the 8th/17th tees.

8 & 17. Danger of slipping on the steep slopes while leaving the tee and the green. Danger of being hit by golf balls struck by golfers playing the 3rd and 12th holes. Ditch, Pond and Bridge hazards

9 & 18. Danger of being hit by golf balls struck by golfers playing the 2nd or 11th hole. Beware of walkers on the Public Footpath that crosses the fairway.
For your own safety please DO NOT go into the ‘quarry’ situated short and to the right of the 9th/18th fairway, this is a designated out-of-bounds area and the slopes are extremely steep, rough and overgrown.

13. Danger of slipping on the slopes while leaving the tee or on the banks on three sides of the green. Danger of hitting golfers, or staff on the ‘blind’ left side of the fairway, always check from the Ladies tee that no one is in range before teeing off. Stream and Bridge hazards

Practice Area. Risk of being hit by golf balls struck by golfers playing the 6th or 15th hole, and from other practicing golfers.

LIGHTNINGANDADVERSEWEATHERCONDITIONS e.g. Fog, Flooding, Ice, Snow etc
A decision to carry on playing during adverse weather conditions is left to the discretion of the player who must accept full responsibility of his/her safety.
However, if the Klaxon sounds, the instructions detailed below, must be followed:

3 short blasts – It is a mandatory requirement that you leave the course immediately.

1 long blast – It is a mandatory requirement that you leave the course before, or after you have finished the hole you are playing.

If you are playing in a competition mark your ball first.

Even if the Klaxon is not sounded, and a competition player believes that there is a real risk of danger by proceeding he/she is entitled to discontinue play under the provision of Rule 6-8.

Where there is not sufficient time to evacuate the course, and there is threat of lightning occurring, you are advised to comply with the following procedure:

Keep as low as possible and ideally crouch down in the nearest bunker.

Leave your golf equipment where it is and stand away from it.

DO NOT:
– Stand near golf clubs, or trolleys
– Stand under any overhead power lines or pylons
– Shelter or walk under trees or on high ground
– Use a mobile phone – make sure it is switched off
– Put up your umbrella under any circumstances
– Stand by the pond.

Players will be notified when it is safe to resume play (which will be at least 30 minutes after the final clap of thunder) by the sound of one short blast on the Klaxon.

If the course has not been officially closed, this does not mean that it is necessarily fit for play and golfers must determine for themselves whether they consider it safe to do so.